It takes more than a calorie of fossil fuel energy to produce a calorie of food. From the standpoint of industrial efficiency, it's too bad we can't simply drink the petroleum directly, because there's a lot less energy in a bushel of corn (measured in calories) than there is in the half gallon or so of oil required to produce it. Ecologically this is a fabulously expensive way to produce food.
—from The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals, a book by Michael Pollan
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| Rank | Username | WPM | Accuracy | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17608. | Sozzle Knocker (sozzle_knoc... | 80.59 | 99% | 2025-12-27 |
| 17609. | FlasHy (flashyb0i) | 80.59 | 97.2% | 2024-04-14 |
| 17610. | bengold10 (bengold10) | 80.59 | 96% | 2024-09-20 |
| 17611. | Michael (vogig) | 80.59 | 90% | 2016-05-18 |
| 17612. | Bobb (tribe) | 80.59 | 92% | 2013-02-27 |
| 17613. | Gary (glei0011) | 80.59 | 96% | 2018-06-09 |
| 17614. | Hossein (hossein_nas) | 80.59 | 97% | 2025-09-06 |
| 17615. | Joseph (jgandc) | 80.59 | 97% | 2017-10-01 |
| 17616. | Sujay (sujjy) | 80.58 | 96.2% | 2023-09-18 |
| 17617. | Liaglutide (liaglutide) | 80.58 | 97% | 2024-06-21 |
| 17618. | Richest Bro . (richest2001) | 80.58 | 96% | 2026-05-07 |
| 17619. | Jan (dragonfable84) | 80.58 | 98% | 2021-04-06 |
| 17620. | Ginso (ginsophd) | 80.58 | 96% | 2022-05-03 |
| 17621. | Tehqo (tehqo) | 80.58 | 97% | 2019-11-18 |
| 17622. | Lurker99 (someone16) | 80.58 | 98% | 2013-10-02 |
| 17623. | Keith (keith_qwerty) | 80.57 | 98% | 2025-04-15 |
| 17624. | ahmed saif (ahmedsaif) | 80.56 | 97.4% | 2025-05-15 |
| 17625. | FrogIts (frogits) | 80.56 | 97% | 2022-11-18 |
| 17626. | Michael C (ac_mc_2024) | 80.56 | 97% | 2024-07-26 |
| 17627. | c (mechtech) | 80.56 | 99% | 2025-01-19 |
| 17628. | trejii (trejii) | 80.56 | 96% | 2024-08-25 |
| 17629. | David (dav704) | 80.56 | 98% | 2024-02-23 |
| 17630. | Jo (jofid130) | 80.56 | 97.7% | 2024-06-06 |
| 17631. | Sophia (sophia2020) | 80.56 | 97% | 2022-08-09 |
| 17632. | Key (malformant) | 80.56 | 96.5% | 2023-12-01 |
| 17633. | Steph (stezza) | 80.56 | 98% | 2023-08-12 |
| 17634. | lamal (lamal) | 80.56 | 93% | 2011-06-15 |
| 17635. | icosaedru (achimia) | 80.56 | 99% | 2018-10-23 |
| 17636. | Clippy (jesspacito) | 80.56 | 97% | 2019-05-29 |
| 17637. | Karl (visiko) | 80.55 | 95.1% | 2024-11-26 |
| Universe | Races | Average WPM | First Race |
|---|---|---|---|
| Default (English) | 101,604 | 78.55 | June 9, 2010 |
| Long Texts | 153 | 84.32 | December 30, 2016 |
| Instant Death Mode | 49 | 84.87 | July 2, 2010 |
| Smoke Rise Prep | 12 | 71.91 | January 1, 2024 |
| ##typeracer | 4 | 75.56 | January 9, 2021 |
| Walsh Middle School | 1 | 81.61 | November 28, 2011 |